GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |